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Read "Bananas, Beaches, and Babes" by Cynthia Enlo...

2009-12-07T14:49:31.822-08:00

Read "Bananas, Beaches, and Babes" by Cynthia Enloe. You probably have, since Dr. Fish teaches the book in one of her classes and has a copy in her classroom. It speaks about the military and its influence on the women in different countries. While this may not be what this particular article is about, but Enloe covers the subject of women as rewards and how women are second when it

I applauded your stance and your choice not to con...

2009-12-01T19:40:27.201-08:00

I applauded your stance and your choice not to consume entertainment that objectifies women. Let us unmask the beliefs that ultimately influenced group and official decisions to present women as objects for consumption.

First: In war, rape of those the soldier considers ‘other’ (the enemy) is tolerated, encouraged and even organized by military leadership. The practice of systemic,

Marc, I can't even begin to describe how thankful...

2009-11-27T17:21:41.386-08:00

Marc,

I can't even begin to describe how thankful I am that you posted this. I am very aware of both the skin-centered MWR events and the sexual harassment/sexual assault epidemic in the military, and that you had the guts to draw the line connecting them speaks volumes about your astuteness and character.

I'll be the first to admit that I don't know everything

Done! MSWord auto correct! :/

2009-11-27T12:37:39.445-08:00

Done! MSWord auto correct! :/

Brook - Thanks for posting this. I appreciate it....

2009-11-27T12:34:35.005-08:00

Brook -

Thanks for posting this. I appreciate it.

However, could you kindly take the apostrophe out of "harrasement's" so it'd read "harrasments"?

It's not the end of the world, but for some reason, it was changed, and it makes me look like I am five and do not know the difference between possesives vs. plurals. :)